Let The Blue Angels Soar Again August 13, 2013
Grounding the dazzling fliers saves little money but has plenty of costs. (WALL STREET JOURNAL 12 AUG 13) … Marc ‘Vino’ Weintraub Sequestration as a story line has largely faded … More
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X-47B Belongs In The Sky, Not A Museum August 9, 2013
(REAL CLEAR DEFENSE 08 AUG 13) … Mackenzie Eaglen and Bryan McGrath When both Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus and Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Jonathan Greenert attended the … More
What’s Russia’s Game? August 9, 2013
Obama’s cancellation of the Putin summit makes sense: They have nothing to talk about except a renewed “Cold War.” (NATIONAL JOURNAL 07 AUG 13) … Michael Hirsh Casually, and in … More
Why Asia Should Welcome A U.S.-China Cold War August 8, 2013
(THE DIPLOMAT 08 AUG 13) … Zachary Keck It is often argued that weaker Asian nations like those of ASEAN would be the most negatively impacted by a U.S.-China Cold … More
About Those Chinese Aircraft Carrier Pics: What We Know And What We Can Guess August 7, 2013
(DEFENSE ONE 05 AUG 13) … Peter W. Singer and Jeffrey Lin Back in the Cold War, we had to wait for May Day parades and top-secret spy satellite photos … More
We Cannot Keep This Up And Still Be A Global Fleet August 7, 2013
(WAR ON THE ROCKS 04 AUG 13) … Bryan McGrath The sleight of hand budgeting the Navy was able to pull off in FY 13 in order to maintain fleet … More
Warning To Americans: Be Afraid, Very Afraid August 5, 2013
(BLOOMBERG VIEW 04 AUG 13) … Jeffrey Goldberg It seems as if al-Qaeda, or its Arabian Peninsula branch, has succeeded in terrorizing the United States of America again, but this … More
A U.S. Navy With Only 8 Carriers? August 5, 2013
The Drastic Consequences of Hagel’s Fleet Options (DEFENSE NEWS 04 AUG 13) … Christopher P. Cavas WASHINGTON — At first, the statement is shocking. “Reduce the number of carrier strike … More